When It Snows

This song eloquently and succinctly expresses the feelings of a lover who is grieving their past love.

NOTES: Something special that happens in the lyrics, but is difficult to convey through English, is that the singer avoids using the word “I” throughout the entire song until the very last word. In my opinion, this poignant delay conveys that he finally begins to accept this reality and the pain of it; he is beginning to let them go. He stops trying to distance himself from the pain and realizes that he is the only one left trying to hold onto a lover who is not coming back. This theory seems to be supported by the story told in the music video as well.

Side Note: I took the liberty in my translation of taking the phrase “너와 지낸 밤을” (literally “the night spent with you”) to also signify the past memories of their relationship as well as it could be referring to the last night that they saw each other.